A few months ago, I wrote a post on 4 Ways to “Flip the Classroom” in Your Church. You can read the article here, but since then, I’ve been in countless conversations regarding this and the future of training for church leaders and church planters. I’ve had the privilege of presenting this both at conferences as well as in individual conversations. As a result, here’s a video version of the idea.
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4 Ways to “Flip the Classroom” in your Church
*You can watch a video of me explaining this concept here
Common leadership dilemmas:
- When’s the last time 100% of your leaders showed up at a training event?
- Do you ever find yourself summarizing training for those who missed it?
- How frequently do you hold orientation training for new leaders?
You wouldn’t have these problems if everyone just cleared their schedule for your training events (like they should!!), but sadly this just isn’t the case. So what’s the solution? Is it to hold additional training events? Or is there a smarter way to train all of your leaders?
The purpose of this post is to introduce the concept of “flipping the classroom,” as well as provide you with ways to use this in your church leadership.
Have you ever heard of “flipping the classroom?”
This is a hot topic in the educational world that is rapidly gaining ground as the new standard amongst educators. Let me explain it for you.
In the traditional classroom…
- The teacher is the sage on the stage.
- The classroom time consists of the teacher lecturing, possibly answering questions, and then assigning homework.
- The teacher needs to standardize the lesson, so she can’t possibly engage both the lowest common denominator, and the overachiever.
- Homework is completed at home. So, if the student doesn’t understand something, they have to either ask a parent, tutor, friend, or go back to class with their homework incomplete.
In the “flipped classroom”…
- The teacher is the guide on the side.
- The student watches the lecture at home via video, and then completes their homework in class. So, if the student doesn’t understand something, they can ask their teacher.
- Since the classroom time consists of homework, case studies, discussion, projects, and processing, every level of learner can be engaged.
- The teacher is able to customize learning to every student – spending more time with those who don’t get it, and in turn, catalyzing forward the students who do get it.
——- There’s an infographic at the end of this post for more information ——-
What does “flipping the classroom” have to do with leadership development in my church?
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